Aemulatrix aequilibra

Aemulatrix aequilibra is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1982.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.^[2][3]

Description

Males have a wingspan of 8.5 mm (0.33 in). The moth's head is a light ochre with a darkened vertex. The antennae are pale ochre. The pedipalps are light ochre with the dorsum of the median segment dark brown. The thorax is light brownish grey. The abdomen is light ochre and the posterior leg pair is pale ochre. The pale ochre forewings are oblong to oval with a slightly convex costa which is yellow with dark brown markings. The apex of the forewing is rectangular. The posterior part of the costa has four large oblong marginal marks. A triangular patch is present on the dorsal side of the forewing and a well defined pale broad horizontal streak runs below it. Small faint irregular dark brown marks run a series above and parallel to the upper edge of triangular patch. The cilia of the forewing are pale ochreous yellow with a few dark brown small dots. The hindwings are light brownish grey and translucent. The hindwing cilia are whitish, with a broad grey suffusion.^[4]

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